Frank Boyer
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A 140 foot tall redwood that was 3' at the base. I used a 041S AVE with a 30" bar.
Doug Fir... 140+ feet and 46" dbh. That puppy made a "whump"!
Gary
Those are impressive trees you have down south, timberhauler!!!
I love reading about large trees, especially if they are still standing.
not meaning to nitpick, but I believe the current tallest liriodendrons are in the neighborhood of 180 feet. Rumor has it that they were once 220 footers in the SE USA. I'm not sure of the largest or tallest historically documented ones. But I think they rival black cottonwood for the tallest deciduous trees (along with eucalyptus) in the country.
There is a 6 foot dbh tulip poplar here in Seattle that I've pruned. It is only about 110 feet tall. Near it is one that is fast growing and approaching 140 feet tall and 5 feet dbh. They like our climate.
There are some big leaf maple out on farms scattered around the northwest that have trunks over 10 feet dbh. Amazing for a fast growing, poor compartmentalizer, and susceptible to ganoderma, verticillium wilt and hypoxalon.
Those are impressive trees you have down south, timberhauler!!!
I love reading about large trees, especially if they are still standing.
not meaning to nitpick, but I believe the current tallest liriodendrons are in the neighborhood of 180 feet. Rumor has it that they were once 220 footers in the SE USA. I'm not sure of the largest or tallest historically documented ones. But I think they rival black cottonwood for the tallest deciduous trees (along with eucalyptus) in the country.
There is a 6 foot dbh tulip poplar here in Seattle that I've pruned. It is only about 110 feet tall. Near it is one that is fast growing and approaching 140 feet tall and 5 feet dbh. They like our climate.
There are some big leaf maple out on farms scattered around the northwest that have trunks over 10 feet dbh. Amazing for a fast growing, poor compartmentalizer, and susceptible to ganoderma, verticillium wilt and hypoxalon.
I am like you RB in that respect I really Love the big trees an would prefer to see them standing here are some pix from a jobe we did a few months after Hurricanes Katrina / Rita That kicked our tails in southeast Tx & LA,, this monarch of a tree,,, dbh was 96" and some the butress flares were in excess of 12' at a few points,,, the canopy roll taped 160' had some limbs that were 36" and we estimated it a little over 90' tall it was about three blocks from Downtown Breaux Bridge, La.,,, hated to see it go but the property owner could not get insurance for two homes ,, My middle Bro Daniel is a certified Arborist and was contracted to do the Job, the first photo is the crown of the tree on the fly being roped down with a 1"" braided line directly over the house that truck has 75' reach,, the tree is estimated 100+ years old
A chunk out of the middle,,,
note the height limb on the ground behind the ground man near waist high
Nice one.
I am always very saddened to see the big ones go,especially the very old ones. BUt I sure would like to get the bottom 9 ft of that last tree for my own. It would keep me off the streets for a while.
Biggest tree I've cut up was 72 inches dbh as measured. Not to be a pooper, in my experience most folks (even pros) estimate high unless they actually put a tape to the tree.
Nice one.
I sure would like to get the bottom 9 ft of that last tree for my own.
6'5" (77") at the stump cut, water (Pin) oak is my largest. cut it with my 660 w/ 24" bar. tallest. prolly 120-130'ish either a cottonwood or poplar
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